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US 12,312,011 B2Granted
Dashboard body with a lacunary structure and integrated fluid circulation ducts
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsLoic Bezeault, Robin Law
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Abstract
A dashboard body produced as a single piece, in particular by three-dimensional printing, and having a lacunary structure defining at least one fluid circulation duct having at least one opening. The one or more fluid circulation ducts can be connected to an auxiliary device, such as an air conditioning device, which can be fixed to the dashboard body.
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A dashboard body which is a single-piece lacunary structure being a single piece produced by three-dimensional printing and defining at least one fluid circulation duct having at least one opening,
- wherein the single-piece lacunary structure defines at least one connection box into which the at least one fluid circulation duct opens and which is provided with an opening configured to be coupled to at least one ancillary device distinct from the dashboard body;
- wherein the at least one connection box comprises a first connection box and a second connection box positioned below the first connection box such that the second connection box is farther from the at least one fluid circulation duct than the first connection box, the first connection box comprising a first opening structured to couple to the at least one ancillary device,
- wherein the second connection box comprises a second opening structured to open to an external face of a volume defined by the dashboard body and a third opening structured to couple to the at least one ancillary device;
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- wherein the second opening and the third opening are disposed on opposite sides of the second connection box.
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